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Historical information
Apo tin epoxi tou Mours.... The history of APOEL goes back at November 8th of 1926 due to the idea and the enthusiasm of Diomides Simeonides who wanted to create a soccer club of Greek-Cypriots in Nicosia.The idea was implemented by Giorgos Poulias. Giorgos Poulias's great love for sports and especially soccer helped him to get involved more with sports events which were held in Nicosia so he had the chance to meet Simeonides who was the best soccer player those days.The two of them together with other Greek-Cypriots ofter many discussions and meetings decided to create APOEL. In the early stages of it's life there was only the soccer department but shortly after due to it's popularity APOEL
created basketball, volleyball and biking departments. What makes APOEL so great over the years is the fact that the club was able to play a major role in every competition becoming that way the most succesfull soccer team in Cyprus with the most fanatic and high demanded fans. APOEL is unique in other more important aspects too like the sacrifises of many of it's members fighting for the liberation of Cyprus from the English Colony and later from Turkey. Onoufrios Klerides, Michalis Karaolis, Tasos Markou are only few members of the APOEL
family who sacrifise their lives for the liberty of Cyprus and hopefully the
union with Greece.
APOEL's greatness can also be proven in numbers since it has a record of 17 cups and 16 Championships. APOEL was also the first Cypriot or Greek team which qualified for the second round of any European competition(1963). Some of the players who helped APOEL and will be considered as some of the greatest are the following: Mouskos,Simeonides,Pakos,Avramides,Archontides,Pantelas,Partakis,Timotheou,Stylianou,N,Pantziaras, Mours,Ioannou,Gogic
and many others.
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